Palettes / Colors / #DAEEAA
#DAEEAA — Light Green
#DAEEAA is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #DAEEAA when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#DAEEAA is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #BEAAEE; it also sits naturally between #EEE1AA and #B7EEAA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DAEEAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 218, 238, 170 |
| HSL | 78°, 67%, 80% |
| HSV | 78°, 29%, 93% |
| CMYK | 8%, 0%, 29%, 7% |
| XYZ | 66.74, 78.96, 49.75 |
| Yxy | 78.96, 0.3415, 0.4040 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.21, -17.71, 30.81 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.86, -16.94, 25.10 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 85% · Green 93% · Blue 67%
Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 29% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DAEEAA
.text { color: #DAEEAA; }
.background { background-color: #DAEEAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAEEAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 238, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(78, 67%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAEEAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 238, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAEEAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 238, 170, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DAEEAA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAEEAA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BEAAEE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.25:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.79:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DAEEAA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAEEAA
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DAEEAA: ·
How #DAEEAA looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #DAEEAA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DAEEAA?
#DAEEAA is Light Green, a green color (RGB 218, 238, 170). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DAEEAA?
#DAEEAA is RGB 218, 238, 170 — HSL 78°, 67%, 80% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 29%, 7%.
What colors go with #DAEEAA?
Its complement is #BEAAEE; analogous partners are #EEE1AA and #B7EEAA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DAEEAA for text?
Black text on #DAEEAA has a contrast ratio of 16.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.25:1.